Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-02
A BULLDOG IN TRAINING.
Long walks-W"rrying tho Rae-Turs
In t1,s. .VI,eel-ReIneaHI In EIesh

Long walks-W"rrying tho Rag-Tura-
Ing the Whccl-Reduced In Flesh.
a dog is usually in training SIX or eight
weeks and 1t will cost about 500 ne
first thing n good trainer does is to give
his dog some lowdered africa mt. In u
, day Or two after that he gets a stiff dose
Of sirup of bucþ, and either this or
powdered maGnesia is given every few
days during the ensuing week or ten
days. IL very fat, the dog is reduced in
flesh by degrees He gets long walks
night and niOruiny, and for the first two
, OF three weeks his food i principally
boiled bran, mixed with half q teaCup of
Deef tea from which the grease has been
carefully SKINNED. During the winter it
takes n pretty game dog To stand the train
ing which the best cOnditiOners resort To.
Take dog, for instance, that weighs 80
pounds. ard he is matched to fight in six
weeks Al % pounds Reducing = dog l6
pounds ir wiRfer makes him very seIlsi-
tive 10 sold, aid hough he ~ well blan-
kss-d in hts walks , will often rebel
nyainst this branch Of treatment "A con-
scientie.,s srniner will he up early with
his chAr ge' for an eight or ten mile walk in
the fresh nor ming AIR. Wiien they return
- the dog il rubbed for hnlf an hour with
the bare hands Ss,ine, lines diluted
whisky is used. hnt in any case he is
rubAssi until he IL thoroughly dry. His
feet are also dipped INTO substance that
hartiens them A warm blanket is then
placed on him and he is placed on a bed
Of straw and allowed TO sleep until mid
day, when he is taken out and given a
couple Of miles and perhaps ten minutes
work at the bag, when he is put TO bed
again. He reqnires's great deal Of sleep.
Work at the bag Is good exercise. A
strong tag is suspended from the
ceiling TO within twenty inches
OF .s" this floor, filled with straw.
Inside the bag is smaller one, in which
is placed cat The hag is'set swinging
and the dog goes for it, pulling, tugging,
and biting in great shape in his efforts 10
get at pussy; but she is safe from his
strong jaws. After a four or five hour
rest he is taken out again for five or ten
mile walk
Another mode OF exercise Is the wheel
The axle OF sulky wheel is cut in two in
the middle and placed perpendicularly on
the floor. The wheel is covered with
planking, n thick layer Of straw evenly
distributed over it, and over this is tackled
a carpet, making soft walk for doggy
To an upright close to the wheel is fast
ened q sinEletree with traces, and to this
the dog is hitched. He is then induced to
pull, and the harder he pulls and the
faster he goes, the faster the wheel will
revolfe. AS this exercise is trying TO the
dogs feet, he is generally booted, that Is,
chamois skin tied on his feet, A trainer
must he careful not to give his charge tss
much of this sort of work He is then
rubbed again for half an hour, and if the
time is about three weeks before the GSht
he gets good supper, which is prei#retl
with great care. it. will consist of about
three quarters Of q pound Of round steak
or lean mutton. brQiled or fried. not too
well cooked, and toasted brown bread
This. is then cut up fine, aud . cup
api q half of tea or the juice Of the
pan poured oyer ii until it is Of the proper
consistency, This amount of food is given
night and morning, as q dog in training
is only fed twice day. A dog is weighed
every night before going upon the wheel
II not too fat when he begins training the
decrease in weight will be. scarcely per
cepuhle, The great trick is To reduce
him slowly, with . view to bringing him
to the exact weight on the day Of fighting
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